Genealogy Chat

I can't find any birth records for my grt grandfather, all the records i do have tell me he was born in 1865 and in Hanley S-O-T I know his parents names, could the registrar find him just by surname and parents and year. I am sure he must have not used the name he was given because there is no baptisam or anything. Unless the parents i have him with were not his birth parents. Sorry if this is a bit confusing hope you can understand what i mean. Gill

Gill i have the same problem GG Grandfather married and died but not born. When I get off my a*se and back onto that branch gonna write to registry office (plymouth) and see if they can find him for me. From what I've been told a lot of registry offices will return the £7 if they can't find the cert. T.O.R. ;o))

It was not compulsory to register births at that time. That is true, T.O.R., provided you give them certain details, such as his / her parents would be .........

Hi T.r.o I can't tell you how many times i have tried to get this one, his name was John Thomas Shenton and i'v sent for every one on the GRO index from 1864 through 1867 and they are always the wrong parents and can't find a parish record ether, 8yrs i have been looking for him, grrrrr Gill

Hi Joy yes i know it wasn't not untill 1875, but the thing is there were two sons who didn't survive before him and they were both registered and baptiesd it's so frustrating. Gill

Yes - that's happened in some of my family's 'branches' - some registered, some not ... :-)

Excuse me, Meercat - where has 'The Proud' gone? Same way as my ' M M' ?

It was the impostor ... :-)

Hi Meercat They were baptiesed because they were dieing, i think, but registered just after birth. Gill

He's under the stairs, Meercat (where I hide things when visitors come to stay!)

Joy, Meercat Have I lost the plot, who's the imposter?,who's George?lol Gill

There was a good thread once about lost plots .....

O yes Joy i remember it! Bendy Wendy wasn't it,were is she these days? havn't seen her name for ages Gill

That would make a good board name'George the imposter' Pleased you got the problem sorted though,there are some strange people about arn't there? Gill

I didn't know that, Meercat - not the full story. Have a drink on me ... and hello to George. Yes, it was Bendy Wendy. Joy AKA MM.